{"product_id":"book-i56a","title":"Craig Brown: A BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The wittiest writer in Britain today'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumnist, critic and award-winning author Craig Brown is well known for his \u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye\u003c\/i\u003e parodies lampooning politicians and celebrities. He has written for numerous newspapers, both under his own name and as his alter egos Wallace Arnold and Bel Littlejohn. Collected here are Brown's four fantastic radio series, plus two bonus programmes in which he discusses his life and work.\u003cbr\u003eMixing satire, social observation and nonsense, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is Craig Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a hilarious selection of work taken from his vast back catalogue of diaries, parodies and general silliness. A combination of monologues, dramatisations, verse and music, these five episodes see him examining The Arts, Celebrity, Travel, Communications and Hallucinations, aided by a stellar cast including \u003cb\u003eRory Bremner, Harry Enfield, Edward Fox\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJohn Humphrys\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1966 and All That\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is Craig Brown's four-part satirical history of Britain, ranging from the 1920s and 30s to the 1980s and 90s. It sees him investigating how DH Lawrence of Arabia wrote \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterbox's Llama\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the era of 'Flour Power' and looking back on the age when Neil Knock-Knock and John Minor made the political headlines. Narrated by stars including \u003cb\u003eEleanor Bron, Joss Ackland, Ewan Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMargaret Cabourn-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, it won a Sony Gold Award for Best Comedy in 2007.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs Told To Craig Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the satirist offers up more inspired parody, mockery and pastiche, as he romps through anything that's newsworthy and a good many things that aren't. Narrated by \u003cb\u003eJuliet Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSteve Wright\u003c\/b\u003e, these six episodes feature a host of top comedians and impressionists including \u003cb\u003eRonni Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSally Grace\u003c\/b\u003e. In the crosshairs of satire are Tuscan holidays, CCTV, the Jane Austen industry and busty starlets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraig Brown's Lost Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e finds Brown dipping into the private lives of public figures from the 1960s to the present day. Over the course of six episodes, he covers a whole year of satire, from the musings of great thinkers like Barack Obama and Barbara Cartland in January and February, to the journals of Germaine Greer and Nigella Lawson in November and December. Voicing these, and many other, celebrities are \u003cb\u003eJan Ravens, Alistair McGowan, Lewis McLeod, Ewan Bailey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDolly Wells\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAnd in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWork in Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Island Discs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, we hear from Brown himself as he describes writing the \u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye\u003c\/i\u003e diary and his 'Way of the World' column for \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and shares the soundtrack of his life with Kirsty Young.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCredits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: \u003ci\u003eThis Is Craig Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Simon Nicholls\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4:\u003cbr\u003eThe Arts 3 Mar 2004\u003cbr\u003eCelebrity 10 Mar 2004\u003cbr\u003eTravel 17 Mar 2004\u003cbr\u003eCommunications 24 Mar 2004\u003cbr\u003eHallucinations 31 Mar 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: \u003ci\u003e1966 and All That\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Victoria Lloyd\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4:\u003cbr\u003eThe 1920s \u0026amp; 30s 8 Sept 2006\u003cbr\u003eThe 1940s 15 Sept 2006\u003cbr\u003eThe 1960s 22 Sept 2006\u003cbr\u003eThe 1980s \u0026amp; 90s 29 Sept 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: \u003ci\u003eAs Told To Craig Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Victoria Lloyd\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4:\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 1 21 Apr 2008\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 2 28 Apr 2008\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 3 5 May 2008\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 4 12 May 2008\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 5 19 May 2008\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 6 26 May 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: \u003ci\u003eCraig Brown's Lost Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Victoria Lloyd\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4:\u003cbr\u003eJanuary \u0026amp; February 4 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003eMarch \u0026amp; April 11 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003eMay \u0026amp; June 18 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003eJuly \u0026amp; August 25 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003eSeptember \u0026amp; October 1 Nov 2010\u003cbr\u003eNovember \u0026amp; October 8 Nov 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind the Scenes with Craig Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWork in Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Fiona McLean\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3: 21-25 May 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Island Discs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenter: Kirsty Young\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Leanne Buckle\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4: 12 Aug 2012\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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